Nick Lane, “A Matter of Energy: Biology From First Principles” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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Isis Hypothesis: Complex Life With Massive Genomes
All complex life has two genomes, not one genome. It's got the massive nuclear genome, which whi odes for all the complexity. But that massive gen is supported by these tiny genomes in the mite condure. And if you were to strip those genomes out, then effectively the cell would lose control over its own energy and be unable to maintain its own nucleus. You cannot have complex life with massive genomes unless it's supported byThese tiny, paired back bienergetic genomes. We do these plants do the fungy do etly.
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